Wilfried Bony Set to Turn Down £12m a Year Offer From China to Stay at Stoke

Published on: 03 January 2017

Stoke City striker Wilfried Bony will reject a reported £12m a year(after tax) to remain at the bet365 Stadium, according toThe Sun.

The 28-year-old moved to Stoke on loan from Manchester Cityin the summer and is believed to have rejected the offer, wanting to instead to fight for his place in the side.

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Bony - who is currently representing Ivory Coast at the African Cup of Nations - missed Stoke's 2-0 win against Watford on Tuesday night.

The former Swansea front man has fallen out of favour with Potters boss Mark Hughes and hasn't started a game since 19th November.

In fact since then,Bony has only played seven minutes for Stoke and has fallen behind Mame Biram Diouf and Peter Crouch in the pecking order.

Despite this, Bony does not appear tofancy a move to China.

The Chinese Super League has been making a lot of noise in the footballing world, having recently seenthe likes of Carlos Tevez and Oscar accept big money offers to ply their trade there.

It is also rumoured that Turkishside Besiktas are interested in the centre forward.

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When Bony does return from the African Cup of Nations, Hughes and Stoke will be hoping the big Ivorian can show the type of form which once saw Manchester Cityfork out £25m to pry him from Swansea.

Bony managed an impressive strike rate for the Swans of agoal every othergame in his70appearances.

Stoke could certainly do with a few extra goals form Bony, as they currently lie 11th in the table.

The Potters welcome Wolves to the bet365 on Saturday in the FA Cup and play Sunderland the following weekend when they return to Premier League action.

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